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Show le -- The ty library Feb Champs Sec. 562, P. L. & R. U. S. POSTAGE lc PAID Brigham, Utah Permit No. 14 fe-- fp V T -- i. r .& box elder a Hews luw.J 04 VOLUME 51, NUMBER 59 v. , . rhlE4 . :fte4 .eery-- kccirt SU '0, IttaA' iV fisH FOE Wells. Died Friday Eider County ox Nine las Band Uniforms Traffic To Be Purchased Soon For B.E.H.S. atalities In 49 it county, though Elder Box the less populated unties in the state, has had to be ie deaths on its roads for traffic jrth in the state of one Only Salt Lake coun-na total of 18 fatalities, ah county county with 14, h eaths. with nine, has more their credit. weather and poor high- Weber d to paths The are responsible minority of the acci-tntMost of the 73 accidents, in the death of inch resulted people, for the first six and months of 1919, could ive been prevented. Reckless, driving by motorists id careless indifference by was the cause of the ly conditions only a it Mrs. Annie Poulsen . . . of Brigham City died at her home Friday following a sths. Only four fatalities out of the lingering illness. Funeral seraggenng death total of 82 for vices were held Tuesday, July fe first six and 26, at one oclock in the afterYmths of 1919 occurred in acnoon in the Seventh ward cents caused by inclement chapel of the Church of to tather, one-hal- f according aeddeni investigators. these few cases, the cau-)that had more observed by the per- dicate been involved, the deaths could ns id reports "Even Jesus Christ ' reports Saints. of - Latter-da- y n Annie J. Poulsen accidents have been Oided. Dies Following no accidents offi-sllattributed to poor road inditions, but considering that me of the people killed were There were y inng by themsehes ieir accidents may bad roads. of the accidents, have occurred on wide, ml paved roads, where trading should he safest. Traffic accidents have been flty well distributed through-L- i the state and there is no articular reason for labeling ) one stretch of road as a Marie Mrs. Annie Johanna Peterson Poulsen, 81, of 433 north Main, Brigham City, died at her home Friday morning at 2:30 following a lingering illness. She was born September 14, 1867 at Slaselse Soro, Denmark, a daughter of Anders and Annie Madsen Petersen. Mrs. Poulsen came to the United States at the age of seven with her father and four brothers and sisters as converts to the .D.S. church. The lamily made their home in Mantua, Box Elder county. She left her home at the age of 13 and worked in various homes in and around Brigham City, one of which was the home of Lorenzo Snow. She married Oie Poulsen Aug. 1, 1881, in the Logan L.D.S. temple. The couple made their home in Brigham City and have resided here since. Her husband died 50 years ago. Mrs. Poulsen has always been active ip the L.D.S. church having been active in the Relief society and a member of the Fort Brigham camp of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Survivors include five children; Mrs. Alice P. Tingey, Mrs. Minnie P. Jackson, both of Brigham City; Mis. Annie P. Ander; son, Joseph M. Poulson, of Mr. Eliza P. Armstrong of Rock Springs. Wyo.; 29 grandchildren. 39 and .one a brother, Christen Petersen of McCall, Ida- Funeral services were held in the Seventh ward chapel, Tuesday, July 26 at one p.m. with Bishop Lewis S. Wight officiat- majority cath strip. Is would be expected where population is more concentred there have been more ndents. - sixteen pedestrians t the result of have died poor judgment carelessness in crossing sets. Practically all of these t idents have been reported to , c'e occurred when the pedes-,aof stepped in front has n oncoming vehicle. ElSht of ' the pedestrian vie-p"ere young children, while were elderly (67 or more), indicates that people in , f ec, s brackets should age !fles ent of all of the traffic Utah this year tbln",hat there is no such thing as an that could not have in e Prevented. Dts be careful. check p a: Despite blind corners and other haz- - road conditions, every ent appears as if it could be5ine?P avoided by only regulations lnving foperly toted 0 Cor-inne- Polio Speaker Appear Here Iw !re wtlTu1 b? a huprt ing. or ttlree weeks Interment was in the Brigham nationally City cemetery under the direcauthority in Brigham tion of the Harold B. Felt funeial y , on Polio. The home. lnform I,co' " n howdiiltd 1 Prevp'n Precautions , Undergoes Operation '''lr ehhdren drt'a(1ed disease. In Canadian Hospital Wil1 bc brouRht " If: ity by the Box Word was received here this Volun-- f week that Elder Reed Call, son Emergency r "I11 be no charge of Mr. and Mrs. W. Vosco Call, f everv ruL ne ls invited to d. l was operated on for appendicitis Canada, hospihe L ba,e' tlme ancl place in a Montreal. rnai announced in the News-- i tal recently. soon as is sct. report from According to C. President .Rupert District l'.-fmisfrom 700 mil-I- Lindsav of the Montreal chinch. r sion for the L D. S. j4;;m pounds Reed is getting along nicely. rec- - con-The- Preparations Bids are being received by the board of education for new band uniforms for Box Eider by K. E. Weight, superintendent of public schools in Box Elder county. They may be here in time for the annua! Peach Days celeaccordbration in September, ing to Wayne Johnson, director. The uniforms will just about run along the same design as the old ones, Mr. Johnson said, long pants and jacket, with colors of dark blue and grey and gold trim. The color guards and twirlers are making their own uniforms. The band, which is composed of 65 members, has continued practicing during the summer months and two downtown band concerts are scheduled in the near future. Color guards and twirlers were recently chosen with the following selections being made: color guards, Barbar&-$haw- , Su-- J , El-ir- at-f.- C - for the annual Old Folks day. to be held Aug. 2, in Lagoon for the Box Elder county North and South stake old folks, are complete, it was announced today by Vosco Call, committee member for the event. Dinner will be served at 12 noon, tlieiefore it will be necessary for the groups of old folks from the various wards to leave by 9 a.m., Call said. Nothing has been spaied to The Brigham City Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 2919. cleared the road to Willard Peak Saturday afternoon, July 23, in response to a letter sent out by the committee for Jim Bridger day to all civic clubs. The clearing of the road was the first of the pieparations for Jim Bridger day celebration which is being sponsored by the Lions club assisted by the civic clubs of Brigham City. Traveling up to Willard basin with the Eagles was Judge B. C. Call, chairman of the Jim Bridger day celebration. He complimented the Eagles by telling them it was a job well done. Chairmen of the Eagle group who cleared the roads of overhanging branches, fallen trees and boulders, and filled in ruts in the road, was Bill Pearce. After completing the job, the group drove up to inspiration pdint and climbed to Baldy peak. They had a hot outdoor supper there. Members of the committee making the trip up to the basin were; Bert Taylor, who furnished transportation; Bert Jensen, Roy Olsen, Lyle Johnson, Reed Jensen, Jim Bywater, Dick Flint, Jr., Millroy Steed, Tom Page and Bill Pearce. The celebration is planned for the latter part of August. make this ears celebration one of the best the old folks from Bngham City and surrounding areas have experienced. A fine program has been arranged. according to Call. The highlight of the program will be a comical skit presented by John Owens, Jr., and Mrs. Connie Peters. Prizes will be given to the Oldest lady at the outing, the oldest man, and the oldest mar-liecouple. The county commissioners are assisting in paying the expenses for the day of fun, according to Mr. Call. Committee members for the event from the two stakes are: Mr. and Mrs. John Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Reeder, Mr. .and Mrs. Orson Tingey from the North Box Eider stake; Mr. and Mrs. Vosco Call, and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Sheffield from( the South stake. A a Falls, Ida., af- lingering illness. She was Sept. 7, 1895 at Stone, Ida,, born a daughter of William Brigham City's Peach Days float carried off top honors in the Pioneer Day parade at Ogden, Monday, winning first in the northern division. Lucille Taylor, 1948 Peach Days queen with her two attendants. Betty Jo Hunsaker and Clarice Jeppson, rode the beautiful multicolored satin float designed and built by Bruce Thompson, assisted by Miss Mdrilyn Bennion. A beautiful covered wagon trophy for first place will be awarded the Brigham City entry in the near future. Hill Field airforce base won first in the southern district. The Hill Field float has been entered in the Peach Days parade here on September 9 and Hurd, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Webb. She received her schooling at Snowville, and had made her home there until 1946 at which time she moved to Rockland, Ida., She resided at Rockland with a niece, Mrs. Norman Moss, whom she had reared from childhood as her daughter with the exception of one year spent in California. Miss Hurd was assistant postmaster at Snowville with hpr father for nineteen years, and at his death was appointed postmaster which position she held for 13 years. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints serving as a Sunday school teacher for 20 jears. She also was active in Primary and M. I. A. work and served in the Curlew stake and ward Relief Society. She is survived by her niece Mrs. Norman Moss (Lola Robbins) and the following brothers and sisters: Horton, Ed William mund, Lorenzo and all of Snowville, Hurd, Jr., Utah; Wilford Hurd and ElizaH. Larkin of Ogden; beth Ruth H. Baird of Layton; Eliza H. Hamilton of Provo; Archie CaliforHurd of Sun Valley, nia, and Zina H. Jones of Inglewood, California. in held Services will be Snowville Thursday, July 28, Saturday presented Verl Petersen night concluded the annual two-. . . in recently returned to a y Pioneer celebration work at the Harold B. Felt Bear River City. funeral home in Brigham1 Saturdays events included contest City following a nine months a baby followed and miniature by childrens leave of absence to attend the parade, races. California school of mortuary A program consisting of amascience in Los Angeles. teur boxing and wrestling contests was held in the afternoon. A band concert at 7:30 p.m. preceded the final rodeo which was staged by the East Side Verl Petersen Rodeo Co. Rejoins Staff Of Funeral Home Our Police Chief, Recently returning to work at the Harold B. Felt Funeral home after a nine months leave of abA lunatic behind the wheel is sence to attend school is Verl L. Petersen, son of Mr. and Mrs. no more dangerous than the Fred L. Petersen of Brigham driver who has been drinking. The man w ho is City. Verl has been attending the dead drunk is California college of mortuary not as big a f science at Los Angeles since highway threat. 1948. He recently however, as the September passed the state examination man who has for morticians. "had a few. He was raised in Brigham City This is the drivand graduated from Box Elder er who speeds, high school with the class of who is careless 1912. After attending B. E. H. S. reckless, he spent year at Weber Jun- prone to lose his ior college in Ogden. temper, He served in the army air whose reactions corps as a second lieutenant and have been slowpilot for three years during the ed. These war. drivers Chief whose from actions are as Harry Smith After being released the air corps he worked for the criminal as blindly tiring a reFelt Funeral home until he left volver in a crowded theatre. for school last fall. IF YOU HAVE BEEN DRINKat 2 p. m. His wife is the former ING, TAKE A TAXI HOME nine from call Friends may Wold of Brigham City DONT DRIVE. oclock in the morning Thurstwo children. have They day until time of the services at the home of a niece and About 12 drivers out of eveiy Rats can live in cold climates nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Carl as well as in the tropics, ac- 100 in rural fatal accidents to the Encyclopedia were reported to have been cording driving on the wrong side of the for operation and maintenance road. There is virtually no exLevies For School Tax in excess of the minimum cuse for this type of accident school program, 6.1 mills, mak- it is a result of carelessness and In Box Elder County Set utter disregard for wise driving. ing a total levy of 11.2 mills. This shows a .1 mill increase Dont be caught on the other The following levies have budget over last year's levy which was fellow's side of the road. Be been set for the 1949-5debt service, 2 9 sure you have the necessary of the Box Elder School District, as follows: adconstruction clearance and time before atin .additional mills; and to approval subject 2.1 mills; tempting to pass another car. of will and which sites, purchase dition to the levies IF SLIGHTEST IN THE be imoed bv the state: debt maintenance and support in exIN' YOUR OWN 6.1 DOUBT STAY cess buildof minimum 3 0 mills: ptogrnm, special vice. sci LANE. 1 mills: local levy mills. ing fund 2 Harry.Smith, Says: and and are e On Program For Big Celebration Two-Da- y Returns Home John Howard as president of the Chamber of Commerce, becomes acting head of annual Teach Days committee. . . B. E. 9-- 10 Committees Working Busy Man These Days 10. Friday and Saturday, September 9 and 10, have been set aside in Brigham City for the annual Peach Days festival, It was announced this week by John Howard, president of the Box Elder Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the Peach Days committee. Committees have been assigned and are working on various phases of the celebration, Howard declared. "Were going to try to make the 1919 observance the best ever. work Preliminary committee will include Investigation on the types of entertainment desired and for the two day program booking of the various events. Not until this has been accomplished will the complete program be announced, Howard Seven Injured In Youngsters Tremonton Complete Swim Course This Week Wade Monson who was killed in action on a bombing mission over France pn Sept. 10,1911, will be buried in the Brigham City cemetery Saturday, July 20, at one oclock in the . . . Funeral Services Wade J. Monsen rodeo d at American BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER To Be Held For Bear River City Holds Pioneer Day Celebration Miss Anne Hurd, 53, died July ter In Ogden Parade Head-O- n Collision FrL A collision head-o- of two cars near Tremonton resulted In the injury of seven people last Box Elder More than sixty Friday at 5:30 oclock in the youngsters recently received cer evening. tifieates of award from the The Injured are: Three Brigham City boys were apprehended for the robbery of the B and B Pool hall, it was announced today by Harry Smith Brigham City police chief. One of the group has signed a written confession to the crime. JuThe crime-w- as committed on July 15, and the boys were apprehended on July 16. The one boy admitted the robbery of the pool hall and also the robbery of the Corinne Hardware store about a month ago. Following a court hearing he was bound over to the district court. . Passes Away Sat. 23, PEACH DAYS IN BRIGHAM TO Robbery Suspects zana Call, Cleo Rasmussen, JacGeraldine Steffen kie Jensen, and Befva Andersen. Twirlers are Mary Ann Hall, Marva Rae Bure, Fay Anderson, Rose Marie Lomax, Bobbie Ann and Stewart, Colleen Hansen Joyce Youngquist. 6 PAGES Peach Days Float Wins First Place City Police Catch Completes Schbolin'a Lingering Illness Snowville Lady in a car, have been used by The Clears Roads Plans Complete For Bridger Day An-ierso- n. Eddie BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 27, 1919 To Willard Basin For Old Folks American Legion Baseball Team Tremonton the Legion nine in an afternoon game in Sniithfield last hipped who one title. win the They are from left to right: (front row) George to region Thursday 'oodell, Val Woodland, Gerry Braegger, Earl Neilsen. Roland Holman, Alan Hanline and coach. (Back row) John Larsen, laison officer; Phil Oyler, Harold Tex Hamberlin, Dux id Malmrose, Reese Whitaker, Devon Britenbeker, Ronnie Dean Harris and sioum Cl services funeral Graveside be held on Saturday, July 30, at 1 oclock at the Brigham for Wade J. City cemetery, Monsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Monsen, who was killed in action on a bombing mission over France on September Julius 10, 1941, with Bishop Campbell officiating. Full military rites will be conducted by the Miller-Monsepost of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Corinne, and the grave will be dedicated by Bishop Campbell. Wade J. Monsen w'as born May 1, 1923, at Logan, Cache county, Utah, a son of John F. Monsen and Eunice Campbell Monsen. He was reared in Corinne and received his education in Box Elder county schools, Box Elder including high school, later going to the Utah Agricultural college at Logan. He was member of the L. D. S. church and active in the ward at Corinne. He volunteered for service in March 1942 for training in Bosentered the ton, Mass., and U. S. A. C. in September of that year for air corps training in radio. He later trained at Hill Field and at San Bernardino, Calif., and Kingman, Arizona being a first radio operator on a bomber. He received his preflight training at Shrevehis port, La., and completed training at Tampa, Florida, going overseas in August. 1911. He had completed several missions over enemy territory when the plane he was on was shot down. Survivors include his wife of Ogden, his son, Johnny Wade Monsen, Ogden, his parents of Corinne, and two brothers, Gale B. Monsen, and Stephen B. Mon-seFriends may of Corinne. call at the Harold B. Felt Funeral home in Biigham City, Friday evening and Saturday until time of service. The family requests that no flowers will American Red Cross. They have their swimming completed course in the How to swim camto LaPreal paign, according Wight, secretary of the local Red Cross chapter. The two weeks course was given at the Box Elder high school swimming pool. Some 162 boys and girls from the sec ond grade of school up through and including the eighth grade participated. All were beginners. Even if there were a few who didnt pass their tests, they learned a lot about swimming and they should be able to swim in a few years at the most, Miss All of the Wight declared. became adjustyoungsters ed to the water and they liked it fine. At the beginning of the course, many of the children had to be lifted into the pool, she declared, but at the end of the course, these little tots were running and jumping into the pool, floating and even swimming, making it a worthwhile project. Under the leadership of Vernal Harris, a member of the high school faculty, the following certified instructors assisted. in the program: Howard Dale Rasmussen, Arthur Johnson and Anderson. The swimming pool is made available to the youngsters ev- ery afternoon except on Wednesday by the Box Elder Board of Education, with Earl Ferguson and Vernal Harris in charge. Final Rites Held For John Johnson Funeral services for John L. Johnson, who died Tuesday evening, were held in the Brigham City Fifth L. D. S. ward, Friday, July 22. Steven Bunnell presided at the services. The program was as follows: Family prayer, Steven Bunnell: prelude and postlude, Lottie S. Johnson: vocal duet, Erma Hansen and Juanita Steffen, In The Garden; Invocation, Hans Knudscn; Remarks, Cj. Henry Nielsen and Grant Black; vocal solo, Karl L. Josephson, Oh My rather-- ; Remarks, Claude R. Barker; closing remarks, Bishop J. Oleen Palmer; closing song, Mrs. Carl Jensen, Boy, Sleep Soldier David O. Sleep; benediction, Anderson. Burial was in the Brigham City cemetery with Lester Barker dedicating the grave. Military honors were under direction of Veterans of Foreign wars. Peeping Toms Curbed SALEM Ore. (UP) The Peeping Tom in Oregon henceforth will go to jail for as long as a be sent. a fine of up to $1000 jear or pay The or both. legislature passed a Cop Takes Ticket measure known as the Peeping Tom act. Under it, any person GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. (UP) Eijah Butler made a $2 lottery "other than an officer performticket sale here to the wrong ing a lawful duty is liable to customer. His mistake was that the penalty. a patrolman bought the ticket Phone your news to 727. and it cost Butler $103 35. Mrs. Amelia Hull, Los Angeles. Wallace Berry, Los Angeles. Cecil Rogow, Los Angeles. Mrs. Clairne Nelson, Tremonton. Lee Ann Nelson, 7, Tremonton. Mrs. Harvey Ault, Tremontoit Thotnas Ault," 12, Tremonton. The accident - occurred about four miles south of the mile corner in Tremonton, when a . California car carrying three of the injured people collided car in with the Tremonton which four people were riding. The injured w'ere rushed to the Valley hospital In Tremonton shortly after the accident occurred. They were treated for shock, cuts and abrasions, and held overnight for a Check. Driver of the California car, Wallace was Berry, charged with driving on the wrong side of the road. He entered a plea of guilty before Justice of the Peace Garland Puzey, Tremonton at a hearing at the hospi- tal. Invertigating highway-patro- Green l and Box officers trooper Elder were Evan county deputy sheriff Ed Sylvester. Josephine Knudson Dies Last Monday Mrs. Josephine Jensen Knudson, 78, died in an Ogden hospital Monday at 12:45 oclock in the afternoon following a lingering Illness. Mrs. Knudson was born in Brigham City February 3, 1871, a daughter of James Christian and Sena Thompson Jensen. She was married to Peter Knudson March 31, 1897, in the Salt Lake temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-DaSaints. Mr. Knudson died 10 years ago. She was educated here and was a resident of Brigham City all of her life. She had been president of the Primary association of the Second ward, and a teacher and class leader in the Second and Fifth wards. Surviving are the following son and daughters: Oral IP. Mrs. H. C. (Wanda) Knudson, Hampton, Mrs. Melvin (Helen) Bceton, Brigham City; the following stepsons and stepdaughters: William P. Knudson, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Rllla Mathias, Jesse A. Knudson, Mrs. Villa-den- e Banks, Los Angeles, Calif.; Cyril Knudson, Holtville, Calif.; one grandchild, Reese M. Bee-totwo sisters, Mrs. Eliza Faulkner and Mrs. Zina Andersen, Brigham City, and a brother, Mr. Dorial Jensen, Salt Lake City. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2 oclock In the afternoon in the Fifth ward chapel by J. Oleen Palmer, bishop. Friends may call at the family home Wednesday evening and Thursday prior to services. Burial will be in the Brigham City cemetery under the direction of the Harold B. 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